Traffic backed up near Ed Carey due to crash with cement truck

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Drivers in the area of Ed Carey Dr. near the Cinemark in Harlingen can expect traffic delays due to a crash.

Harlingen police say a cement truck and SUV collided on the expressway at about noon Monday.

_{TxDOT closes off the on ramps onto the expressway near Ed Carey Drive in Harlingen after an SUV collided with a cement truck (Photo taken by Diana Maldonado /ValleyCentral)}

Larry Moore, public information officer for the Harlingen Police Department, said the driver of the SUV was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Our VallleyCentral crews are reporting traffic being backed up for about a mile on the expressway.

The Texas Department of Transportation has also closed the on ramps to the expressway headed northbound. Drivers are asked to find alternate routes in the meantime.